Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 130,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,370
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 66%
From Region 13%
Athletes 12.1%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 77%
White 7%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences 87 22% / 78% 2% $48,412 45 93%
Chemistry $58,095 68
Mathematics $57,258 66
Biochemistry 4 0% / 100% 25% $52,708 56
Biology 37 14% / 86% 3% $51,025 52 92%
Agricultural Business and Management 4 100% / 0% 0% $56,342 64
Agriculture 20 40% / 60% 0% $47,864 43
Environmental Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $47,337 42
Family and Consumer Sciences 17 0% / 100% 0% $40,812 22 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business and Technology 95 66% / 34% 1% $61,981 75 96%
General Engineering 10 80% / 20% 0% $107,272 99 100%
Computer Science 14 79% / 21% 0% $85,653 94 96%
Accounting $53,473 58 85%
Business Administration 14 36% / 64% 0% $43,018 28 93%
Finance 8 88% / 12% 0% $60,336 72
Hospitality Management 1 100% / 0% 0% $42,394 27 94%
Hotel and Restaurant Management 9 44% / 56% 0% $42,394 27 94%
Marketing 4 75% / 25% 0% $50,003 49
Graphic Communications 17 59% / 41% 0% $42,923 28
Music $38,221 16
Aviation Science 8 75% / 25% 0% $56,145 64 100%
Civil Engineering Technology 7 71% / 29% 14% $71,314 85 94%
Engineering Technology 3 100% / 0% 0% $76,487 89 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education, Social Sciences and the Arts 98 37% / 63% 4% $47,567 42 91%
Kinesiology 24 58% / 42% 8% $46,159 38 90%
Rehabilitation Services 4 0% / 100% 0% $52,223 55 94%
English 2 100% / 0% 0% $42,920 28 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 44% / 56% 11% $45,044 35 80%
Psychology 5 0% / 100% 0% $40,265 21 90%
Sociology 17 18% / 82% 6% $50,968 52 93%
Special Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $50,178 50
Art Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Digital Communication 6 67% / 33% 0%
Criminal Justice 24 33% / 67% 0% $47,995 43 95%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,535
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,407
Est. In-State Cost $12,334
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,692
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 17%
6-Year Graduation Rate 35%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.9% 50 18% / 82% 4% $45,056 35 91%
Professional 15.0% 42 52% / 48% 2% $55,469 63 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.6% 41 12% / 88% 5% $51,189 52 92%
Business & Economics 12.9% 36 56% / 44% 0% $47,469 42 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 10.4% 29 48% / 52% 0% $48,943 46
Health Sciences 10.0% 28 50% / 50% 7% $47,025 41 90%
Arts 8.6% 24 58% / 42% 0% $42,923 28
Computer Science 5.0% 14 79% / 21% 0% $85,653 94 96%
Engineering 3.6% 10 80% / 20% 0% $107,272 99 100%
Education 2.1% 6 17% / 83% 0% $50,178 50

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $7.4M #82 94% $0 5 #72 18
Physical Sciences & Math $3.7M #243 90% $0 13
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #327 77% $0 1 #231 3
Health Sciences $0.8M #263 66% $0 9 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #421 0% $0
Engineering $0.2M #350 94% $0
Education $0 #457 $0 9 #341
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $13.4M #283 88% $0 15 #420 43 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional